Adopted pigeons look sick

[bnew17]

Do you offer your pigeons grit free-choice, or do they have access to natural grit pebbles from ground when loft released??

i feed them bird seed and cracked corn. In the first coop they were on the ground and it was pretty rough,,, i just built them a nice new coop off the ground with roosting boxes made out of 5 gallon buckets

 

[fatimastic]

Newcomers will always get bullied. Is the loft sufficiently large to accommodate all the pigeons together comfortably?? Are there enough individual roost spots in the loft. Pigeons do like individual spots, unless they are nesting on eggs, (in pairs) and brooding young in a nest box.

The loft is just big enough to keep 4 pigeons. No more. Although there do seems to be bullying amongst all 4 of them.
We rescued them and took them home in hopes to find a wife for our fantail pigeon who keeps crying (literally begging to mate) all day long in his box. But he seems to hate them both...he hasn't courted even one of them once.
If he doesn't choose any of the two new pigeons, I'll have to drop them off at my school. My school's rooftop already has a big flock of pigeons living there. The school has made proper shelter and nest boxes for them. I usually provide them with food and water. I believe they will be safe there with a chance to find husbands. My neighbor's pigeons escaped and I found them on the rooftop. Many pigeons have startee living there.

 

[fatimastic]

Do you offer your pigeons grit free-choice, or do they have access to natural grit pebbles from ground when loft released??

I offer them red brick pieces of different sizes. And when my other 2 fantails used to free range, they had free choice.

One of my pigeon actually got attacked by a crow last week, he ended up on the roof of my neighbor in the previous street and the kids caught him. They took out all of his wing feathers, except for the outer most, so he is stuck inside for the time being because he is unable to fly until he grows new feathers. How much time do you think it'll take him?

He was around 500-600 grams before but now his weight dropped 100 grams... I don't know if it is from the stress of new pigeons or the stress of not being able to fly.

 

[fatimastic]

i feed them bird seed and cracked corn. In the first coop they were on the ground and it was pretty rough,,, i just built them a nice new coop off the ground with roosting boxes made out of 5 gallon buckets

They must like their new place!!

 

[fatimastic]

Also, do you have any idea on how I can get rid of lice on my pigeons and doves? I want to use a natural remedy like Neem oil since we don't have ivermectin.

 

[cavemanrich]

Also, do you have any idea on how I can get rid of lice on my pigeons and doves? I want to use a natural remedy like Neem oil since we don't have ivermectin.

Never dealt with lice, but I will tag @WVduckchick and @Pyxis , they are knowledgeable in such matters,, more than I.

 

[Pyxis]

Never dealt with lice, but I will tag @WVduckchick and @Pyxis , they are knowledgeable in such matters,, more than I.

You can get some liquid permethrin at a feed store. It's a form of a natural chemical originally derived from Chrysanthemums. Very toxic to cats though so keep away from cats. There will be instructions on how to dilute it to use on birds. Put it in a spray bottle and spray the birds and loft, and then repeat in ten days.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

The loft is just big enough to keep 4 pigeons. No more. Although there do seems to be bullying amongst all 4 of them.
We rescued them and took them home in hopes to find a wife for our fantail pigeon who keeps crying (literally begging to mate) all day long in his box. But he seems to hate them both...he hasn't courted even one of them once.
If he doesn't choose any of the two new pigeons, I'll have to drop them off at my school. My school's rooftop already has a big flock of pigeons living there. The school has made proper shelter and nest boxes for them. I usually provide them with food and water. I believe they will be safe there with a chance to find husbands. My neighbor's pigeons escaped and I found them on the rooftop. Many pigeons have startee living there.

Are the pigeons at the school ferals or pets?

 

[fatimastic]

Are the pigeons at the school ferals or pets?

They are pets.

 

[fatimastic]

You can get some liquid permethrin at a feed store. It's a form of a natural chemical originally derived from Chrysanthemums. Very toxic to cats though so keep away from cats. There will be instructions on how to dilute it to use on birds. Put it in a spray bottle and spray the birds and loft, and then repeat in ten days.

I tried to get it but liquid permethrin was too expensive. We do have it in powder form... what should I do?